Iranian retaliation and Israeli air strikes are spreading across Gulf states and Lebanon, rattling energy markets and exposing deep divisions at the United Nations
US ambassador to South Africa, Leo Brent Bozell III, was called in for a formal diplomatic demarche following comments the government described as “undiplomatic”
This comes after Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to help with the repatriation process
Cooperation between the two countries however continues across several domains and both governments retain an interest in maintaining functional relations
SCORE: A When tensions between South Africa and the United States erupted over claims made in Washington about the killing of white farmers, Lamola stepped up. He was tasked with…
The Trump administration’s exclusion of South Africa from G20 meetings comes after its recent successful hosting of the bloc’s annual leaders’ summit despite Washington’s boycott
International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola rejected Washington’s criticism of South Africa’s G20 presidency and its decision to exclude Pretoria from G20 meetings
The African Peace and Security Dialogue in South Africa comes in the same week as the peace deal brokered by Qatar and the US falters
While the government negotiates a mutually beneficial deal with the US, it says it is making plans to diversify its export marke
The ministry of international relations called for the de-escalition of the conflict between Israel and Iran
But he secured tentative trade talks as negotiations with officials on a pact between South Africa and the US were set to continue
The presidency believes the US president knows his invective against South Africa is devoid of truth
The foreign minister reiterated that the US president’s offer of refugee status for Afrikaners was not made within the international definition of asylum
For this year’s Mail & Guardian God Edition, we asked a number of the country’s prominent politicians what role faith plays in their lives
The spokesman said new special envoy to Washington Mcebisi Jonas’s censure of the US president was not an impediment to mending fences
